WGU Academy US History - Exam 2
The prominent eighteenth-century essayist Judith Sargent Murray placed her greatest
emphasis on the right of women to - answer obtain an education
As a result of the American Revolution, the Anglican Church in America was - answer
weakened.
In early 1778, France - answer recognized the United States as a sovereign nation to
help prevent it from abandoning the war effort
Which of the following statements regarding General Nathanael Greene is FALSE? -
answerHe led American forces to victory in the battle at Yorktown.
Under the Articles of Confederation in 1777 there was a federal - answer Congress.
The core American political ideology of the post-war period considered the success of
the new republican governments to be dependent on - answer independent landowners.
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 - answere. IS THE ANSWER, ALL CORRECT
a. created a single territory out of the lands north of Ohio.
b. guaranteed freedom of religion throughout the affected areas.
c. prohibited slavery within the affected areas.
d. abandoned the system created in the 1784 Ordinance.
e. All these answers are correct.
During the 1780s, most state governments - answermoved to limit popular power.
Under the federal structure first implemented in the Constitution, the people would
directly elect - answermembers of the House of Representatives.
The Constitutional Convention of 1787 came close to - answere. IS THE ANSWER -
ALL CORRECT
a. abolishing slavery.
b. granting citizenship to slaves.
c. granting suffrage for free black males.
d. abolishing slavery and granting citizenship to slaves.
e. None of these answers is correct.
James Madison's ideas regarding republican government - answerE. IS THE ANSWER
- ALL CORRECT
a. were drawn from the French philosopher Baron de Montesquieu.
b. influenced his decision to write the Federalist Papers
c. assumed that political factions would help in preventing tyranny.
, d. convinced him to help found the Democratic-Republican Party
e. All these answers are correct.
The core complaint of Antifederalists about the proposed Constitution of 1787 was that
it - answer. lacked a bill of rights.
Alexander Hamilton's funding plan - answerwas eventually passed by Congress
essentially as Hamilton had desired.
As president, George Washington - answeravoided personal involvement with the
deliberations of Congress.
In the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, it was asserted that - answerstates had the
right to nullify federal laws.
The two preeminent Republicans of the 1790s were - answerThomas Jefferson and
James Madison.
The presidential campaign in 1800 - answerwas notable for the sensational personal
slandering of both candidates.
The emergence of an alternative political organization to the Federalists was prompted
by - answerbelief that the power of the Federalists needed to be restrained.
In the late 1790s, on the political scene, - answerthe United States was deeply and
bitterly divided.
The message of the Second Great Awakening - answercalled for an active and fervent
piety
The religious concept of deism - answerargued for a remote God that had withdrawn
from human affairs.
The revivalism of the Second Great Awakening - answerencouraged racial unrest.
The Chesapeake-Leopard incident - answerled the United States to prohibit all exports
from American ports.
The Non-Intercourse Act reopened American trade with - answerall nations except
Great Britain and France.
The Lewis and Clark expedition - answerwas assisted by the guide Sacajawea.
Thomas Jefferson believed American Indians were primitive people - answerwho might
become civilized through exposure to white culture.
The prominent eighteenth-century essayist Judith Sargent Murray placed her greatest
emphasis on the right of women to - answer obtain an education
As a result of the American Revolution, the Anglican Church in America was - answer
weakened.
In early 1778, France - answer recognized the United States as a sovereign nation to
help prevent it from abandoning the war effort
Which of the following statements regarding General Nathanael Greene is FALSE? -
answerHe led American forces to victory in the battle at Yorktown.
Under the Articles of Confederation in 1777 there was a federal - answer Congress.
The core American political ideology of the post-war period considered the success of
the new republican governments to be dependent on - answer independent landowners.
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 - answere. IS THE ANSWER, ALL CORRECT
a. created a single territory out of the lands north of Ohio.
b. guaranteed freedom of religion throughout the affected areas.
c. prohibited slavery within the affected areas.
d. abandoned the system created in the 1784 Ordinance.
e. All these answers are correct.
During the 1780s, most state governments - answermoved to limit popular power.
Under the federal structure first implemented in the Constitution, the people would
directly elect - answermembers of the House of Representatives.
The Constitutional Convention of 1787 came close to - answere. IS THE ANSWER -
ALL CORRECT
a. abolishing slavery.
b. granting citizenship to slaves.
c. granting suffrage for free black males.
d. abolishing slavery and granting citizenship to slaves.
e. None of these answers is correct.
James Madison's ideas regarding republican government - answerE. IS THE ANSWER
- ALL CORRECT
a. were drawn from the French philosopher Baron de Montesquieu.
b. influenced his decision to write the Federalist Papers
c. assumed that political factions would help in preventing tyranny.
, d. convinced him to help found the Democratic-Republican Party
e. All these answers are correct.
The core complaint of Antifederalists about the proposed Constitution of 1787 was that
it - answer. lacked a bill of rights.
Alexander Hamilton's funding plan - answerwas eventually passed by Congress
essentially as Hamilton had desired.
As president, George Washington - answeravoided personal involvement with the
deliberations of Congress.
In the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, it was asserted that - answerstates had the
right to nullify federal laws.
The two preeminent Republicans of the 1790s were - answerThomas Jefferson and
James Madison.
The presidential campaign in 1800 - answerwas notable for the sensational personal
slandering of both candidates.
The emergence of an alternative political organization to the Federalists was prompted
by - answerbelief that the power of the Federalists needed to be restrained.
In the late 1790s, on the political scene, - answerthe United States was deeply and
bitterly divided.
The message of the Second Great Awakening - answercalled for an active and fervent
piety
The religious concept of deism - answerargued for a remote God that had withdrawn
from human affairs.
The revivalism of the Second Great Awakening - answerencouraged racial unrest.
The Chesapeake-Leopard incident - answerled the United States to prohibit all exports
from American ports.
The Non-Intercourse Act reopened American trade with - answerall nations except
Great Britain and France.
The Lewis and Clark expedition - answerwas assisted by the guide Sacajawea.
Thomas Jefferson believed American Indians were primitive people - answerwho might
become civilized through exposure to white culture.
